AntiLaser Priority Review: The Best Laser Jammers on the Market

While radar detectors are great against helping you avoid speeding tickets from police radar, they’re virtually useless against police laser. Radar detectors also have laser detectors built in, but against laser they’re little more than ticket notifiers. As soon as they go off, your speed has been acquired and you won’t get any warning ahead of time. Additionally, because a laser beam is so small, there’s a good chance that your radar detector may not even go off at all if an officer is shooting your license plate or headlights and your radar detector is up on your windshield. If a police officer is using laser (and laser is used all over the country), you need to pair a laser jammer with your radar detector.

A laser jammer is designed to fire back at a police laser gun, jamming it, and preventing it from displaying a speed. When your jammers go off, you slow down to the speed limit, quickly turn off your jammers, and allow them to get a reading off your car doing the speed limit. They have no idea that anything weird happened, they see you doing the speed limit, and they shoot the next car in line. Simple.

There’s several laser jammers on the market from a variety of companies. Everyone wants to say that they’re the best, they can jam all the lidar guns out there, and so on… but which one really is the best?

AntiLaser Priority

If you want the quick answer, the best jammer on the market is the AntiLaser Priority. They’re the ones that countermeasure enthusiasts are now buying and they are the most effective jammers when it comes to jamming all the different lidar guns on the market. Additionally, unlike many other companies which provide very limited support in terms of updates over time after they sell you a jammer, AntiLaser is very good about staying on top of things and issuing updates to make sure that your jammers stay current and able to jam all the known guns out there which is critical. Laser jammers are something that need to be updated periodically as things change and so long term updates are very important.

Compared to the previous generation laser jammers out there, the ALP is also more sensitive at detecting lidar than other jammers which means that they’re better at protecting your entire vehicle, the increased sensitivity means you’re less likely to have a weak spot on your vehicle far from the jammer that a gun can get a reading off of, you have more options in terms of placement of the jammer heads on your car while still maintaining solid protection, plus they’re more forgiving of less than perfect installs or heads moving over time which can lead to punchthroughs (a lidar gun getting a reading off your car while your jammers are trying to jam it). Because the ALP’s can run up to 5 heads instead of 4, it means that if you need more than 4 heads (common for larger vehicles), you can simply add an additional head rather than have to buy another system entirely which is more expensive and leads to more unnecessary duplicate hardware in your vehicle, dual kill switches, and so on. Being able to plug additional heads into a single ALP brain is great. You can read my complete pros/cons comparison with the competition here.

The ALP also has a bunch of accessories available that helps add a lot of useful functionality. For example, you can integrate it with a variety of different radar detectors to have just one setup for both radar and laser, you can get voice alerts with the HiFi module, you can pair it with your phone over bluetooth if you don’t want the control pad installed in your cabin, and so on. If you want a fully integrated radar/laser setup, there’s now also the Net Radar available which is a very good radar detector so you can have a complete radar and laser system for your car that’s good in both departments.

These are the jammers that just about everyone in the enthusiast community is switching over to. When it comes to laser jammers, there isn’t really the same level of competition that there is with radar detectors.

What About The Other Jammers?

The previous top jammers were the Blinder HP-905 Compact and the Laser Interceptor.

The LI’s were the previous top jammers on the market and they were the best for many years. They were the jammers to get. After some time, the heads started showing their age, especially as new anti-jamming lidar guns like the DragonEye started coming onto the market and the LI’s weren’t able to respond accordingly. That was around when AntiLaser stepped in with their far more sophisticated hardware with the ability to jam these new guns while LI basically threw in the towel. The US distributor is now no longer even involved with LI’s and is now involved with Stinger. Stinger makes what is currently the second best jammer and I’ll talk about them in just a moment.

When the LI was popular there was also the Blinder HP-905. These were similar in capability to the LI’s and their main advantage was the fact that they offered smaller heads. This meant for a less visible install and also made it easier to install the jammer heads in grills where the LI’s were too large to fit. This was the reason I went for HP-905’s over LI’s and they saved me every time I needed them. I’m glad to have run them. The main drawback is that Blinder’s history of updates is pretty lousy and they would claim to be able to jam certain lidar guns like the Poliscan when in reality they couldn’t. They’re just not very good at keeping their jammers updated over time and this is something that you really do need to look for when selecting a jammer. So the lack of updates along with the inability to jam some of the newest guns on the markets is what is having people move away from the Blinder units. It’s why I switched.

To save some cash, you could always get one of these other systems, especially a used one. Generally though, I wouldn’t recommend it. There’s two reasons. Number one, you often have to drill holes into your grill for the jammers and potentially your interior for the controls. That’s not something that’s easy to undo and change once you need to switch systems. Additionally, the install can be a PITA when it comes to running the wires through your firewall, mounting the heads on your car, potentially having to remove your bumper, and so on. You can do it yourself which takes a lot of time, or you can have it done professionally which takes a bunch of money. I’ve seen some people doing professional installs where the install costs more than the jammer itself! Uninstalling down the line to switch over is a pain and it’s for that reason that I’d recommend that you do it right, right from the get-go. The peace of mind of knowing you’re protected is a big part of it too.

When it comes to good jammers that would be worth installing, the only other company that’s producing laser jammers that can deal with the latest lidar guns is Stinger. The Stinger VIP radar detector is the most advanced radar detector on the market and they also offer laser jammers that are designed to pair with their radar detector (unlike the ALP’s which are designed to be standalone but also have the ability to integrate with several different detectors). The Stinger’s laser jammer heads are smaller than the ALP, about the size of a dime, and they even offer ridiculously tiny fiber heads that are only 2.6mm wide so they’re easy to conceal and almost impossible to spot.

It’s more expensive for the Stinger system, but these tinier heads make for a popular choice among those who want the stealthiest install possible where the jammers don’t take away from the aesthetics of the car as much, especially with those who drive higher end or exotic cars. Stinger uses separate transmitters/receivers so while each head is smaller, you have twice as many of them. The main limitation right now with the Stinger jammers, and why they’re not the best, is that their software is still in development and their jamming capabilities are not yet totally solid. There’s users who are still reporting that they can’t completely jam lidar guns on a consistent basis, especially at closer range. The Stinger engineers have been pretty good with issuing updates which is awesome so I do expect them to be solid down the road, but they’re just not there quite yet and it’s for that reason that I’d recommend the ALP’s today by default.

As for the other jammers out there, you’ve got the Escort Laser ShifterPro which is just a rebadged Laser Interceptor that isn’t being updated and doesn’t even have the same updates that are already available for the LI. The K40 is using last gen hardware that also doesn’t have the ability to jam the latest guns out there either.

If you’re looking to buy a jammer these days, the ALP’s are the go-to solution. The only other ones that would be worth recommending would be the Stinger VIP if you want the smallest heads possible and are also getting their radar detector. Other than that, the ALP’s are the ones to go for.

How Do They Perform?

How well do the ALP’s jam lidar? Well they’ve been tested pretty thoroughly by this point. At first testing was done to see if the ALP’s actually lived up to their claims of being able to jam the tough guns that other jammers couldn’t. Then as more and more people started picking them up for their own vehicles, they’ve been tested even more and we see them tested regularly in different testing events. Because they’re so good, sometimes they’re the only jammers you’ll see at testing events.

As far as their effectiveness is concerned, they are good at jamming both the older easier guns and the newer tougher guns. Take a look at some sample test results from a lidar test meet.

You’ll notice that everyone is running ALP’s there, and for good reason. You’ll also see that it’s mostly green on the chart. Dark green means that the lidar gun was never able to get a reading whether they’re driving towards the gun (Jam To Gun, JTG) or driving away from the gun (Jam From Gun, JFG). This is what you want to see in testing, but you never actually want to do this in the real world. You want to slow down and let them get a reading off you at some point. See here for more info on using your jammers properly.

You’ll also see that some people had punchthroughs where the gun was able to get a reading. This is usually due to heads not being aligned straight. It can also be due to heads not being placed on the ideal location on their vehicle to provide full coverage. It’s for this reason that proper installation is key and testing is important. My ALP setup guide covers all of this.

In any event, as you can see, when the jammers are installed well, they perform great. In some of the cases where punchthroughs happened, they were at pretty close range meaning that even in those situations, the driver would have enough time to slow down and kill their jammers anyways so they would help the driver avoid a speeding ticket.

A Closer Look at the Jammers Themselves

So we’ve looked at the performance of the jammers which is the most important part. Let’s take a look at the jammers themselves.

When they’re installed in your car, there’s not really much to see. You’ve got the jammers themselves which you install in the front as well as the rear if you want full protection, you have a control pad with two buttons and a little status LED, and an additional external LED you can place somewhere easy for you to see. Let me show you how it looks on my car.

Two jammers in the upper grill of my Miata

Two rear ALP heads on either side of the rear plate

Inside my car I have my control pad placed right in front of my shifter. It makes it super easy to get my hand to it quickly without looking, find it by feel alone, and press the buttons as needed. The external LED I’ve placed in my instrument cluster so I can see it lighting up without taking my eyes off the road. I’m thinking of moving it up on the dash where it meets the windshield so that my dashcam can see it too.

Overall I really like the system. I’ve had it installed in my car for about a year and a half now. Since I bought it, it’s had a number of really nice upgrades and AntiLaser keeps adding new features, adding support for new guns, and the product keeps getting better and better.

I really like that you can do all the configuration on your computer, copy your settings over to a USB drive, and plug that USB drive into your jammers. So much better than before! With previous jammers you had to take a laptop out to the car and update it there. With some you even had to have an internet connection to download updates (you couldn’t download them ahead of time) so you had to park somewhere close to where you could get WiFi. Some also used a serial port instead of USB, something many modern computers didn’t have so you’d need a USB to serial port adapter. The new method with the USB drive is so much better. If you get the Bluetooth module, you can even update the jammer’s firmware through your phone which is awesome.

Blinder HP-905 Control Switch

One thing that I do miss is that my older HP-905’s had a rotating control switch instead of the two buttons. The benefit was that if I saw a cop ahead, I could easily put the jammers into detection mode only so my jammers would be deactivated but they’d still let me know if I got shot and what gun the officer is using. You can do the same thing with the ALP now, but you have to use the optional HiFi module and double tap one of the buttons to have it switch to a different profile set up for detection only mode. The standard control pad lets you disable your jammers too, but you do so by putting them into parking mode and when you do that, you can’t tell if you get shot and what gun you get shot with.

Additionally, with a physical dial like that, if you do get shot and your jammers are working, when you turn the dial to kill your jammers, there’s no question that you’ve disabled them. With the ALP control pad, you’ve got two soft buttons and sometimes I second guess myself and wonder if I really did kill my jammers, so I’ll press them a few more times just in case. I’m nitpicking here for sure and this isn’t a big deal in practice, but that is a difference that I’ve noticed. At the end of the day, you have the ability to kill your jammers before or after you get shot and that’s really what matters.

Something I prefer about the ALP control pad is that it’s easy to place just about anywhere. That Blinder control switch requires drilling a hole into your vehicle, something not everyone wants to do. The ALP control pad is typically attached with doublestick tape so it’s easier to install, you have additional options for locations, and it doesn’t require you to permanently alter your vehicle’s interior, something important if you’re leasing your car or just don’t want to cut into it in general. I have seen some people do some really creative things by cutting a hole for the control pad and dropping it in so that it’s nice and flush with the rest of the car too.

There’s also some nice accessories you can pair with your ALP. I use the HiFi module which includes an external speaker which is not only louder, handy if you’re out on the highway with the windows down and the music up (it can automatically mute your stereo too if you wire it up to do so), and it also gives you voice alerts to make it much easier to navigate the menus. You’ll also get notified of what gun you get shot with when you get shot. Super handy. Some other jammers include the speaker as part of the standard equipment, but with the ALP it’s an optional extra.

Another option is the ability to add a Bluetooth module and pair it with your phone for a visual display. Here’s a video comparing the ALP using the Bluetooth option on both iOS and Android, as well as the HiFi module.

Note: It used to be the case that if you were running Bluetooth on your phone and you weren’t running the app, your jammers were off altogether. That sucked. Since then they’ve released an updated version of the BT module which has a pass-through for your wired control pad. When you’re not running the app, the control pad takes over and your jammers can still function normally even if you’re not running the app, your phone crashes, or whatever else. I mention this issue in the video, but that part is a bit out of date now that the updated BT module has been released. 🙂

Note 2: Due to hardware limitations in the ALP CPU, you can’t run the HiFi and Bluetooth module simultaneously. You can only run one or the other at a time, even if both are plugged in. By default it will use the phone’s speaker (or car stereo if you’re paired with your stereo) for audio when the app is running. When the app is shut down or you don’t have your phone with you, your audio will play through the HiFi module. I really wish you could run both at the same time and it’s one of the most commonly requested features, particularly for those also running a radar detector with the ALP (which I’ll cover in the next section) because the phone adds some features like GPS lockouts that you simply don’t get without a phone. However, it doesn’t sound can adapt the existing hardware to support running both the Bluetooth and HiFi modules simultaneously.

Pairing with a Radar Detector

You can also pair a variety of different radar detectors with your ALP which is great if you want a fully integrated radar/laser installation with just one controller for both parts and without hanging off your windshield. Not only do you have a cleaner looking cabin and a more OEM look with less clutter, but there’s no detector to put up or take down, nothing on the windshield to potentially get stolen, nothing visible to police officers, and so on. One thing I really like about the ALP is that you have a number of different options available for radar detectors, some really good options actually, so you can have both a good radar AND laser system. While you can really run just about any radar detector you want with the ALP since it’s a standalone laser jammer, if you want to integrate a radar detector antenna with your ALP, you can do that with the antenna from the STi-R Plus, 9500ci, Radenso HD+, Net Radar, and more.

The general idea is that rather than having a complete standalone remote radar detector with its own CPU, controller, display, speaker, etc, you can rely on the ALP for most of the heavy lifting and simply plug an antenna into the ALP. This also saves you money from going with a complete standalone system. This may lead to some trade-offs, however, if the standalone option offers more functionality than what the ALP can do, but again it’s simply another option available.

IMHO the best detector to integrate with the ALP is the one that has been specifically designed to be paired with it, the Net Radar. It offers very good performance, excellent blind spot filtering, has the option of adding a second rear antenna for improved rear detection and arrows, and even a third antenna specifically for the MRCD for people in Alberta or Quebec where this new radar gun is showing up. It also comes with some of the additional accessories you need like the GPS antenna for low speed muting and the Radar/GPS module to plug the antenna into the ALP while the other antennas require you to purchase the accessories separately at an additional cost. If you also pick up the Bluetooth module, you’ll also be able to do manual GPS lockouts using your phone so that you can teach it where the false alerts are located and it will automatically mute them for you in the future.

There’s also a couple other good options. I don’t want to go into them in extreme detail since we’re focusing on the ALP itself, but in short:

-Escort 9500ci head: This is a high performance long range antenna that also offers immunity from radar detector detectors so it’s best suited for people who’d want that functionality. For most people however I wouldn’t recommend it because the hardware is a bit dated and the blind spot filtering is pretty poor so you’ll have quite a few false alerts with it. However, if you want the RDD immune option, you can purchase the 9500ci head here.

-Radenso HD+ head: This is a great option that offers higher performance like the 9500ci but better K band filtering. However, the reason I’d still prefer the Net Radar overall is that the HD+ can’t do an accurate frequency display so you can’t do GPS lockouts with it. It also costs more than the Net Radar and you can’t add a second rear antenna to your ALP/HD+ if desired. However, I do think it’s a good option for people who want just a front antenna and aren’t going to be pairing a phone with their jammers. You can purchase the Radenso HD+ antenna here.

If you do go for either the 9500ci head or HD+ head, make sure you also get the RG module. I’d also recommend the HiFi and/or the Bluetooth module for sure.

If you like, you can watch a quick demo of both radar and laser alerts on the ALP. This setup shows you what you’d see if you pair your phone to the ALP with the Bluetooth module. The audio alerts are exactly the same if you were using the HiFi module.

Conclusion

These are the most effective jammers on the market these days. They’re the ones that people who know about laser jammers buy. They’re the ones that people who use previous generation jammers are upgrading to. If you want to know what the best jammer is, it’s the ALP. I wish recommending a radar detector was this simple. It would make my life so much easier, lol… 😀

The jammers are able to jam all the known guns on the market today, they are continually being updated as new guns are released and when there’s helpful new features and accessories to be added, their customer service is top notch, the heads are pretty small so they’re not very noticeable, and with the ALP’s you’ll be set up for both the short term and the long term as much as possible.

A Couple Quick FAQ’s

A couple quick frequently asked questions for those of you looking to get these jammers now.

A: You can look here to see if they are. I understand that’s a concern for people. I don’t recommend breaking the law of course, but remember that speeding is illegal too. In fact the penalties for speeding are far worse than having jammers (higher ticket prices, insurance hikes, potential court costs, etc.). The penalty for having a jammer is typically the equivalent of a “fix it” ticket, similar to having window tint that’s too dark or missing a front plate if you need one. Additionally, if you use your jammers properly as explained here, they won’t know you have them in the first place and you’ll be able to drive away just fine after you get shot.

Q: How do I install these jammers?

A: You can do it yourself or hire a professional. It takes some time to run the cables through your car, wire everything up, power your jammers, find a suitable location for your jammers, and install the controls inside your car. Some cars are easier than others. If you want a professional to help, make sure you’re both on the same page as to how you want the install done. 🙂 See this section of my ALP setup guide for more important installation info.

Q: What happens when I get shot with laser?

A: An alarm will go off in your car using the ALP’s speakers. The LED’s will also light up. They’ll be red when you get shot in the front. If you have the rear jammers, they’ll light up yellow. If you have the HiFi module or Bluetooth module, the jammer can also announce which gun you’re being shot with and if you’re being shot in the front or in the rear. Your goal then is to slow down to the speed limit as quickly as possible and kill your jammers, allowing the officers to get a reading off your car doing the speed limit. This process is called JTK, or jam to kill. You jam them until you kill your jammers. Now you can kill your jammers manually by pressing either button on the control pad, by tapping on the phone’s screen if you’re running the app, or by letting the ALP automatically kill the jammers for you. When configuring your ALP, you can select how long it will jam for before automatically stopping jamming. You’ll want to get this process down to about 2-3 seconds. Most people set their jammers to automatically kill after 4 seconds, maybe 5 seconds max, as a backup to manually killing their jammers. When the alarm goes off, brake, and when you are down to the speed limit, kill your jammers.

Buying the AntiLaser Priority

If you’re looking to buy the ALP, make sure you buy it for your region. Prices vary in different areas, but ALP’s are region locked so they’re different if you buy them in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, etc. They’re only designed to work against the guns in use in your region and so ALP’s are only sold from specific dealers in your region.

You can buy them from a local dealer/installer in your area if they carry them, but what I did was buy online. I recommend Tom who’s the main guy here in the States for the ALP, knows all about them, and would be the man to talk to when it comes to customer service, warranty support, installation, answering questions, and so on. He runs the AL Priority USA site so if you live in the USA, here’s where you should go:

If you live in Canada, you’ll need to order them from Alex at KMPH.ca.

You can buy the ALP there, as many heads as you need, as well as any accessories you’ll want to pick up.

I have a comprehensive ALP setup guide to help you buy what you need and get your jammers installed properly so that they can work most effectively. Definitely check that out. Before you buy, check out the section of the guide going over how many heads you need as mentioned earlier, that way you know how many you’ll need.

Enjoy your jammers, get them installed properly, use them correctly, and they should treat you well for years to come.

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17 comments

Carlos Guerra, Jr., M.D.

Loved the review. For a Porsche 911 GTS, would you recommend 4 or 5 jammers? Also, I own an iPhone. I was thinking of purchasing the HiFi since you stated it is the easiest and fastest option to turn off my jammers. Do you think it is still beneficial to purchase the Bluetooth for other functions? Thanks

Where do you drive? You can sometimes get away with 4, but 5 is becoming the new standard recommendation based on what we’re seeing in testing and what we’re seeing with new guns coming out on the market.

I really like the hifi module and it’s my personal preference. It means you have a control pad visible somewhere in your car, but I greatly prefer it to having to pair your phone (it’s better with Android than iPhone). The Bluetooth is handy, but the HiFi module is really the best option, IMHO. BT is nice if you want to update your jammers from your car, but it’s not a big deal to update with a USB drive.

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David Sammartino

Can I ask for your help with my new ALP install. I used your great video on updating firmware,hifi speaker voices, and config. I just wanted to know if I do the reset for the 1st time does usb plug in before reset or after? When the install is all done from the stick how do I know this is done? When using BT after install with the Stick do you just hit firmware update and your done? Does it do the hifi speaker to? How you know when the hifi has an update?

If you program your ALP and then reset it afterwards, you lose everything you just programmed… Reset first to memorize how many sensors you have, update the firmware, then upload the settings in that order. The LED blinks different colors while it’s updating and then goes back to normal (steady or blinking a single color, depending on how you program it). Have you registered your ALP’s yet? http://www.vortexradar.com/2016/01/alp-setup-guide-part-5-registering-your-antilaser-priority/ Once you do, you’ll get an email notification whenever a new update comes out for your ALP, the hifi module voices, etc.

David Sammartino

Thanks for your time I did everything you told me to In the video. I did register it. How are the parking sensors? I’ll make sure to reset then put the stick in that has everything on config, and firmware plus hifi. I’ll use BT after this ancient go to firmware update.

david sammartino

My system is in but need some help please. I did reset loaded the settings you said to. I got blue light. When Test doesn’t matter if it’s front or back sensors it says name of laser gun plus interfence then unit turns green. Any ideas? I have to turn off unit or turn off car then goes blue again. Any ideas. I have stri plus but nothing else. Does it jam if this happens?

Tom Milone

Your system is working properly. By default the system will only jam for 4 seconds (Selectable from 3 to 9 seconds in your setup) and after the timer expires it will automatically kill the jammer and then it will automatically come back online 60 seconds later.

Rodolfo Gonzalez-Galvez

Hello, I am very interested in purchasing the ALP system. I drive a 2011 bmw X3, I was thinking about placing two sensors below the kidney grills there is a horizontal grill in between the kidney and lower grill. Please let me know what you think about the locations and you recommendation, also if you think 2 would be enough from the front.

Hannu Soini

Hi there! Greetings from Europe! I have been receommended to combine the Escort 9800ci and ALP so that the sensors work as distance sensors which you can actually use as such – at least in the 911 where the front and back parking cam is not great.

As I understood this could be guided by a SD card in such a way that if you have to demonstrate your car to the police the jammer part is turned of from the program and what is left is the parking feature? Well. to my understanding it would be difficult to prove that the system is jamming anything at least is you are able to remove the radar deterctor unit when you leave the car for inspection. In fact nothing should give any signal once the power is turned off.

The worry here is the same as in States the updates? I wonder do you have a place to recommend in Germany or elsewhere to take care of the proper installation and the updates.

Moreover at least the Escort is a different model as the American model – and should work from that point of view..
Hoping to hear your advice and receiveing some useful addresses.
Thank you in advance!

Do you mean 9500ci for radar and ALP for laser? That could work well. You don’t want to run the 9500ci’s laser jammers with the ALP at the same time. Radar is fine though.

By default the ALP ships as a parking sensor and can be deactivated at any time. Laws vary between countries so check local laws of course, but you can disable all jamming functionality at the press of a button as needed.

As far as International Models of detectors, yeah Escort makes them and I would recommend the International models over the North American models. Things are different where you live and you do need your specific version to be able to detect radar guns we don’t have here.